Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
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4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
169
254
250
246
203
273
497
645
3052
4381
4025
2861
1963
1512
1097
905
764
690
574
488
456
364
307
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
0
SW
0
NNE
0
ESE
0
NW
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:08AM1.82m
9:36PM1.87m
10:08AM1.77m
10:32PM1.79m
11:05AM1.74m
11:27PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.17m
3:53AM0.18m
4:16PM0.25m
4:46AM0.23m
5:11PM0.32m
5:37AM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
7
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
157
169
254
250
246
203
273
497
645
3052
4381
4025
2861
1963
1512
1097
905
764
690
574
488
456
364
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
S
5
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
S
15
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
35
16
26
25
48
33
22
21
381
29
29
29
8
7
7
24
32
38
32
33
26
27
29
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
36
18
8
4
8
7
8
8
29
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
17
14
16
33
29
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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